October 31, 2013 If you’re stuck near the ocean with access only to salt water you may want to give this a try. This simple desalination / desalinization, or desalinisation still removes salt from salt water and gives you potable ...
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Best Secret Toilet Paper Storage Large Quantity & Hidden In Plain View – Great Long Term Storage
October 22, 2013 PREPPERS ultimate toilet paper storage Large quantity & hidden in plain view! This is a DIY how to video. I show you what to pack, how to store and where to get the best value out there. ...
Read More »How To Forage Inexpense Supplemental Feed For Your Livestock
As we discussed in the last article, foraging is a useful skill and a fulfilling hobby. Foraging is a wonderful excuse to spend time with the kids or to take a quiet walk in the woods. At the same time, ...
Read More »Preserving Fruits A Healthier Way
In homesteading, you are forced to relearn many vanishing arts and sciences. From heritage pigs to heirloom vegetables, and from home remedies to natural pesticides, things that were common knowledge to our grandparents have become arcane and vanishing skill sets ...
Read More »5 Ideas For Cooking Winter Squash
It’s fall. That means it’s time for pumpkins galore. I’m a big fan of pumpkins and gourds and pretty much any variety of winter squash. I’ll admit it – I probably go a bit overboard in my fall decorating with ...
Read More »Garden update with tips and ideas!
October 1, 2013 Join me in the garden for a guided tour of the crazy progress and sad disappointments. Take a look at the potato bed. Will it produce potatoes? Place your bets! Wondering how the Trifecta experiment is doing? ...
Read More »Homemade Applesauce In 6 Easy Steps
I love every season in the garden and in the kitchen. Now that summer is officially over and my fresh produce from the garden has started to slow down, I’m looking forward to cooking and serving some of my most ...
Read More »Is Shade Cloth Counterproductive to Plant Growth & More Organic Gardening Q&A
September 26, 2013 John from Growing Your Greens answers your organic gardening questions. In this episode, John will answer the following questions: 02:33 Do you recommend not using shade cloth? 05:06 Do you consider shade cloth to be counterproductive to ...
Read More »Benefits of Herbal Salads
September 24, 2013 Health care professionals describe specific the benefits of eating herbal salads and give specific examples of their favorites. Video courtesy of Becoming Sustainable Previous Video
Read More »Edible Landscaping For The Lazy Survival Gardener
A lot of virtual ink has been spilled on the subject of survival gardening. Surprisingly, though, little has been used to address the concept of edible landscaping. What is edible landscaping? Edible landscaping is, in simplest terms, the practice of ...
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